citizen science Archives

Hand holding a Dirty air conditioner filter

CHILI Scientific Symposium 2026

Past event / Discover what we found in our scoping review of educational, behavioural and communication interventions to address school indoor air quality & thermal comfort.

01 July 2026 / About Cities, Climate policy and Pollution

Four adults wearing matching green waterproof coats and protective gloves, with one holding a net, looking into a bucket. They are next to a small stream on the edge of a grassy field with sheep.

Citizen Science UK: a resource hub for researchers and practitioners

Feature / Use the hub to learn more about citizen science, connect with others using and developing methods, and discover resources, training and events.

25 June 2026

Aerial view of a residential neighbourhood with rooftop solar panels at dusk.

How community energy can scale social and environmental impact

Past event / This webinar explored how community energy in the UK can scale social and environmental impact, through citizen-led insights from SEI York's research.

22 May 2026 / About Participation and Planning and modelling

A building with alternating sections of green wall covered in plants, and windows.

DESIGN 2026: 19th International Design Conference

Past event / Luke Gooding presented a new paper which focuses on scaling participatory retrofit across diverse housing stocks.

18 May 2026 / About Adaptation

People sitting and standing round a table engaged in a group activity.

Citizen science: what it is and what it isn’t (CHILI seminar)

Past event / In this third CHILI seminar, Sarah West spoke about citizen science and its growing role in understanding the environments we live in.

12 May 2026 / About Cities and Pollution

Over-shoulder shot of a man drawing with pencil crayons. He has made a circular image of a yellow path surrounded by brown ground, leading up to green trees.

Concepts and methods for inclusive citizen science

Feature / Watch SEI York researchers introduce different citizen science concepts and methods and explain how we are using them in our projects.

4 May 2026 / About Participation and Wellbeing

Post-participatory intentions in design for ecological citizenship and collective wellbeing

Journal article / The authors engage with debates on ecological citizenship and design justice by reflecting on the co-creation of a bespoke, future-visioning card deck.

29 April 2026 / About Participation

Aerial view of a jellyfish floating in shallow water. The jellyfish is a pale white circle surrounded by a blue ring, with frond-like tentacles extending outwards all around.

Motivations and barriers to participation in citizen science: the case study of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

Journal article / Authors assessed the experiences of 87 citizen scientists in a project in Hong Kong. Their findings offer useful insights for citizen science implementation.

3 April 2023 / About Ecosystems

Close-up of person in a meadow, drawing plants and writing in a sketch book. Journaling

Reshaping Citizen Science for Nature Connectedness and Well-being

Project / Through interdisciplinary collaborations between French and English institutions, we aim to better understand how citizen science can foster nature connection.

2026 / About Ecosystems